plugging

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plugging

  • /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌɡɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of plug

noun pluggings

  1. The act of stopping with a plug.
  2. The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
  3. An arrangement of plugs. We tried a few different pluggings.
  4. The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sealing, closing, blocking, clogging, connect, bridging, filling, persevering, keratotic, attaching, connecting, silting, unplugging, shutoff, stop, unhooking

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@misc{plugging_2026,
  title = {plugging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plugging},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}